Headache

Question 1

Presentation of Tension Headache

Answer 1

-bilateral non-throbbing headache
- diagnosis is further supported by the presence of scalp muscle tenderness.

Question 2

Presentation of Cluster Headache

Answer 2

• as recurrent episodes of periorbital pain
• may include other clinical features such as lacrimation, rhinorrhoea
  -the affected eye becoming bloodshot, to name a few

Question 3

Presentation of Meningitis

Answer 3

• usually presents as a generalised headache with fever, photophobia, and neck stiffness.

-Other signs may include a purpuric, non-blanching rash

Question 4

Presentation of Migraine

Answer 4

-unilateral throbbing headache
-may include other clinical features such as a preceding aura

Question 5

What would benefit a patient suffering from a cluster headache?

Answer 5

High Flow Oxygen Therapy